Lot 185 , Fleming, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. First edition, first impression, Binding A, 1963. Original dust jacket.

° Fleming, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. First edition, first impression, Binding A, 1963. Original dust jacket. Fleming, Ian (1908–1964). On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition, first impression, Binding A. 8vo, pp. 288. Publisher’s original Type C brown-grey cloth, upper board blocked with a large white ski-track motif, spine lettered in silver; in the original dust jacket retaining the 16s. net price.

Fleming’s eleventh James Bond book and the second novel of the Blofeld trilogy. First-impression issue point with “identication symbol” for “identification symbol” on p. 257.

Reference: Gilbert A11a(1.1).
£200-400

Condition:
Dust jacket with very slight browning to edges, very sm. tear to foot of spine, sl. browning to verso; corners clipped, retaining the 16s. net price. The volume is additionally preserved in a custom-made leather clam-shell box.